News from April 23. Goran Dragic (Pho) was named as the Most Improved Player. Dragic received 65 of 126 possible 1st place media votes. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Goran Dragic (Pho) ....... 408 65 25 8 Lance Stephenson (Ind) ... 158 13 24 21 Anthony Davis (NO) ....... 155 16 21 12 Gerald Green (Pho) ....... 117 16 7 16 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) ..... 66 4 13 7 Kyle Lowry (Tor) ......... 43 2 8 9 Blake Griffin (LAC) ...... 39 6 1 6 DeMar DeRozan (Tor) ...... 28 1 4 11 Patrick Mills (SA) ....... 14 0 4 2 Markieff Morris (Pho) .... 13 1 1 5 Isaiah Thomas (Sac) ...... 13 0 3 4 Shaun Livingston (Bro) ... 11 0 2 5 D.J. Augustin (Chi) ...... 9 1 0 4 Reggie Jackson (OKC) ..... 8 0 1 5 Robin Lopez (Por) ........ 6 0 1 3 Klay Thompson (GS) ....... 6 0 2 0 DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) ... 5 0 1 2 Kevin Durant (OKC) ....... 5 1 0 0 Al Jefferson (Cha) ....... 4 0 1 1 Bradley Beal (Was) ....... 3 0 1 0 Mike Conley (Mem) ........ 3 0 1 0 Andre Drummond (Det) ..... 3 0 1 0 Taj Gibson (Chi) ......... 3 0 1 0 LeBron James (Mia) ....... 3 0 1 0 Terrence Jones (Hou) ..... 3 0 1 0 Jodie Meeks (LAL) ........ 3 0 1 0 LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) .. 1 0 0 1 Alec Burks (Uta) ......... 1 0 0 1 Paul Millsap (Atl) ....... 1 0 0 1 Chandler Parsons (Hou) ... 1 0 0 1 John Wall (Was) .......... 1 0 0 1 Dal 113, SA 92 at SA Shawn Marion (Dal) had 20 points including 8-10 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Monta Ellis (Dal) had 21 points and 3 steals. Devin Harris (Dal) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 5 assists. Tim Duncan (SA) had 11 points including 4-5 FG and 7 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 27 points including 9-12 FG and 5-6 3-pointers and 6 turnovers. Dal had 8 turnovers and SA had 24 turnovers. The series is tied 1-1. Por 112, Hou 105 at Hou LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 43 points including 18-28 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points on 3-14 FG and 10-12 FT, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. Dorell Wright (Por) had 15 points including 4-5 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and 3 blocks. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 32 points including 13-22 FG, 14 rebounds including 6 offensive, 4 blocks, and 6 turnovers. James Harden (Hou) had 18 points including 6-19 FG and 5 turnovers. Por leads the series 2-0. Mia 101, Cha 97 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 32 points on 11-17 FG and 9-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 20 points on 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 10 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 18 points including 9-23 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mia shot 52.2% (35-67) FG and Cha shot 42% (37-88) FG. Mia leads the series 2-0. Playoff Standings [all rounds best of 7] 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals 1 San Antonio (1) ___ 8 Dallas (1) |_ _____________ _____ _ _____________ | 4 Houston (0) ______| |_ _____________ _ 5 Portland (2) _ _____________ | | | 2 Oklahoma City (1) _ | | 7 Memphis (1) |_ _____________ _____| | _ _____________ | 3 LA Clippers (1) __| | 6 Golden State (1) |_ ___________ _ ___________ | 1 Indiana (1) _______ | 8 Atlanta (1) |_ _____________ ____ | _ _____________ | | 4 Chicago (0) ____| | | 5 Washington (2) |_ _____________ _| _ _____________ 2 Miami (2) _____ | 7 Charlotte (0) |_ _____________ _____| _ _____________ 3 Toronto (1) ______| 6 Brooklyn (1) First Round (all time Central) *if necessary Schedule for Thursday, April 24 Game 3 Indiana at Atlanta 6:00 pm NBATV Game 3 Oklahoma City at Memphis 7:00 pm TNT Game 3 LA Clippers at Golden State 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, April 25 Game 3 Toronto at Brooklyn 6:00 pm ESPN2 Game 3 Chicago at Washington 7:00 pm ESPN Game 3 Houston at Portland 9:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Saturday, April 26 Game 4 Indiana at Atlanta 1:00 pm TNT Game 3 San Antonio at Dallas 3:30 pm TNT Game 3 Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm ESPN Game 4 Oklahoma City at Memphis 8:30 pm ESPN Schedule for Sunday, April 27 Game 4 Chicago at Washington 12:00 pm ABC Game 4 LA Clippers at Golden State 2:30 pm ABC Game 4 Toronto at Brooklyn 6:00 pm TNT Game 4 Houston at Portland 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Monday, April 28 Game 4 Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm TNT Game 5 Atlanta at Indiana 7:00 pm NBATV Game 4 San Antonio at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Schedule for Tuesday, April 29 *Game 5 Washington at Chicago TBA Game 5 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA Game 5 Golden State at LA Clippers TBA Schedule for Wednesday, April 30 *Game 5 Charlotte at Miami TBA Game 5 Brooklyn at Toronto TBA Game 5 Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 5 Portland at Houston TBA Schedule for Thursday, May 1 *Game 6 Indiana at Atlanta TBA *Game 6 Oklahoma City at Memphis TBA *Game 6 LA Clippers at Golden State TBA Schedule for Friday, May 2 *Game 6 Miami at Charlotte TBA *Game 6 Toronto at Brooklyn TBA *Game 6 Chicago at Washington TBA *Game 6 San Antonio at Dallas TBA *Game 6 Houston at Portland TBA Schedule for Saturday, May 3 *Game 7 Atlanta at Indiana TBA *Game 7 Washington at Chicago TBA *Game 7 Memphis at Oklahoma City TBA *Game 7 Golden State at LA Clippers TBA Schedule for Sunday, May 4 *Game 7 Charlotte at Miami TBA *Game 7 Brooklyn at Toronto TBA *Game 7 Dallas at San Antonio TBA *Game 7 Portland at Houston TBA ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html